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Windows 11 to add an AI agent that runs in background with access to personal folders, warns of security risk
(www.windowslatest.com)
Oh, no thank you.
this post was submitted on 18 Nov 2025
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“Remind me later…”
Well, they won’t be accessing my personal folders and files because I just won’t use Windows. Thanks but no thanks. That’s really creepy.
Pro move
You will use this thing we've pumped billions into!
A few months ago, I did a fresh install of Windows 11 with no access to any personal files, etc, all done on a separate drive. After seeing all of the changes, I am glad I haven’t used it since. Holy moly.
They are getting more aggressive by the day it seems. Luckily I've been windows free for 10 years now. And recently, I switched almost my entire extended family to Linux mint to great success. Only my brother in law still uses win, cause of games, specifically anti cheat - the last hurdle for many people.
Soon i will only be using windows for those games that do not run on linux yet
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Is Apple doing this too?